Girl, Get Your Money Straight - by Glinda Bridgforth (Paperback)

About the Book

An assistant VP at Wells Fargo Bank, Glinda Bridgforth capably managed a $90 million unit. Yet her own financial situation was spinning out of control until what she calls her "three Bs"--breakdown, breakout, and breakthrough. Today, she's not only a financial success, she's the guru for helping African-American women through the same monetary ups and downs she experienced.

Book Synopsis

"A motivating guide to claiming financial health and success [that] speaks to the unique money challenges of Black women and offers empowering steps to healing."--Ebony

"Thoughtful, holistic, heartfelt advice."--USA Today

If you're tired of feeling powerless over your finances and are ready to start funding your dreams, then come on, girl--it's time to get your money straight! Author and financial expert Glinda Bridgforth knows that healthy money management is rarely just about dollars--it's about getting to the root of why we spend what we do and recognizing the emotional and cultural issues that play out in our unhealthy financial habits. Girl, Get Your Money Straight! presents her seven-step program for holistic financial healing--an upbeat, empowering road map that you can use to identify your heart's desires, break away from negative spending patterns, pay off outstanding debts, develop a spending plan, conquer the checkbook blues, and create new wealth.

Filled with Bridgforth's warmhearted wisdom and advice, and complete with worksheets, exercises, affirmations, and inspiring stories of African American women who have found financial peace of mind, Girl, Get Your Money Straight! is a fresh, fun, and eminently practical guide to healing your bank account and building a life that you love.

About the Author

Glinda Bridgforth is the founder of Bridgforth Financial Management Group, a financial management agency that emphasizes holistic counseling. A regular contributor to Essence and Black Enterprise, she is a frequent guest on television and radio shows nationwide as well as a sought-after seminar speaker. She divides her time between Oakland, California, and Detroit, Michigan.